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To: Joseph Beltran who wrote (124541)	9/21/2001 9:34:57 AM
From: John F Beule	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

Joe, I understand your concern, but let me help you think of this differently. What if I told you that over the last 2 years there were way over 100 plots for terrorism STOPPED in this country, and crisis averted? Would that make you feel better? It does me. Airline security is NOT the issue here. These clowns that did this have been in our country for over 2 years planning that particular event. The airlines (as well as the rest of our industries) have been, and are, heading for a crisis situation way before last weeks events happened. If you want to blame someone, blame our border patrol for lax security. You are placing blame in the wrong direction. The government SHOULD shield the airlines, or anyone for wrongful death suits. Any lawyer that makes a penny off this tradgedy should be shot along with the Taliban leaders. Do you realize that we would spend LESS money shielding to prevent these suits than if these suits would come to a head? If you are really concerned about where you tax dollars are going, I suggest you write your congressman/woman, and tell them that you don't want our country blowing its wad overseas to prop up failing economy's that have no books, and no direction. The money we spend helping our own country will be a pittance compared to the massive amounts of money we have and continue to waste in foreign countries. John

To: Joseph Beltran who wrote (124541)	9/21/2001 10:31:20 AM
From: PerryA	Respond to of 436258

I have some concerns about tax $$ going to the airlines also. Here's an industry which was told many years ago about the inadequacies of safety precautions but decided to IGNORE those warnings (all for the sake of more profits) and indeed lie to the american public by claiming that everything was fine and safe. Will "GSE's" replace "airlines" in the next year or so in this same argument? This issue may go on for a while. PerryA

To: Joseph Beltran who wrote (124541)	9/23/2001 3:35:42 PM
From: Dave	Respond to of 436258

Airline safety is only partly the responsibility of the airlines. That responsibility is shared with the FAA, who failed at least as gravely as did the airlines. And if you want to blame somebody besides the direct perpetrators for the attacks, blame our own government policy that has our CIA funding, arming, and training the likes of bin Laden, the Taliban, Noriega, and Saddam. Why haven't we seen more outrage at this? There's little or nothing that the airlines could have done to prevent this. Terrorists could have effected these attacks if armed only with very sharp eyeglasses and martial arts training. On the other hand, the airlines were all headed straight toward bankruptcy before the attacks. Will bailing them out in the short term have any lasting positive effect? Dave